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Skin cancer surgery

Skin cancer surgery

Skin cancer surgery:
Skin cancer surgery involves removing cancerous skin and rejoining the remaining skin with tiny sutures; the extent of skin removal and need for a skin graft depends on how deep and wide the cancer has spread.

Diseases And Conditions Treated: Skin cancer surgery

These diseases and conditions may be treated with the surgical procedure Skin cancer surgery:

Procedure Complications: Skin cancer surgery

Prognosis for a Good Outcome: Skin cancer surgery

The prognosis for a good medical outcome:
The cancerous skin will most likely be completely excised, but skin cancer can come back (in ~50% of patients) even if precautions are taken to stay out of the sun.

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